Display stand



J1me 1931- G. c. HERREN 9 5 DISPLAY STAND Filed July 18, 1930 PatentedJune 23, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE C. HERB-EN, OF ATLANTA,GEORGIA; ELLA P. HERREN, ADMINISTRA'IRIX OF SAID GEORGE C. HERREN,DECEASED, ASSIGNOB- TO ELLA I. HERE-EN, OF ATLANTA,

GEORGIA DISPLAY STAND Application filed July 18,

This invention relates to supporting structures adapted to displaymerchandise, and more especially to a rack or stand so equipped as toreadily receive and support a plurality of sealed bags made up oftransparent paper, such as cellophane, it being understood that the bagsmay contain any edible commodity, such as salted peanuts, or any otherarticle which it is desired to be submitted for inspection and at thesame time protected from the atmosphere, and from dust and handling.

The cellophane bags or receptacles at present on the market are somewhatdelicate in structure and of more or less brittle consistency, so thatif a plurality of filled bags are laid in a box, one upon the other, thecellophane wrapper will be very liable to become broken in certain ofthe bags, thereby permitting the air to destroy the freshness of anyedible commodity therein contained, or to subject the imperfectlyenclosed article to the deleterious effects of dirt, dust, and handlingby customers.

It is therefore the primary object of the present invention to seal eachend of the bag described by means of a rigid member,

and to secure to one of said members a tab which adapts the bag to besuspended upon a support where it will be out of contact with any otherbag.

Other objects of the invention will be made apparent in the followingspecifications, when read in connection with the drawings forming a partthereof.

In said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a stand provided with a plurality ofslots adapted to receive a projecting tab carried by the bag, and,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of said stand on a slightly enlarged scale,the base of the stand not being shown, and the top in partial section.

Now referring specifically to the drawings, in which like referencenumerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, 1 indicatesthe body of a stand which is here shown as rectangular in cross section,and having an enlarged base 2 and a truncated top 1930. Serial No.468,908.

3 axially perforated to receive a staff l, bearin ,9; an advertisingcard 5.

The stand is adapted for the support of one or a plurality of bags madeup of cellophane, or other transparent material, and, with this .-,.3end in view, is here shown as provided on each of its lateral faces witha plurality of equally spaced inwardly and downwardly inclined slots 6,of a length and width adapted to correspond to the measurements of asusto pension tab 7, held in a clip 8, which closes and seals the end ofthe bag 9, as shown best in Fig. 2.

It is to be noted that each of the slots 6 mo tends entirely across eachface 10 of the stand t5 1, and also through the face 11 at right anglesto said face 10, it being observed however, that the side 12 of certainslots terminate just short of the slot 6 immediately thereunder, asshown in Fig. 2, or may terminate substan- I) tially above the top ofthe slot 6, as shown in Fig. 1, the purpose of this structure being toprevent interference of a tab in the slot 6 on one face, with a similartab in a slot 6 on an adjacent face. Such interference would be 2-unlikely in any event however, since the width of the tabs 7 arepreferably slightly shorter than the lateral dimensions of the slots 6.

If desired, the stand 1 may be rotatively mounted on the base 2, by theprovision of a pin 13, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, which pin mayfit into a socket in the top of the base.

From the foregoing it will be manifest that I have provided a stand uponwhich bags of this character may be displayed withoutdanger or rupture,and in plain view of the prospective purchaser. Ordinarily a cusi tomerwill remove the top bag on the nearest J side of the stand, not touchingany of the other bags.

While I have shown and described a stand which is rectangular in crosssection, it is of course understood that a stand of cylindrical or othercross section could be adapted to this use. Modifications of thestructure herein disclosed may be suggested to those skilled in the art,but my invention includes all embodilUO ments falling fairly Within thescope of the appended claim.

The cellophane bag structure, With its end closures and connectedsupporting tab, is

covered by my companion application, Ser.

No. 468 909, filed of even date herewith.

I claim v A display stand comprising a rectangu: larly formed uprighthaving a plurality of verticalrows ofdownwardly andinwardly inclinedparallel slots formed in the faces thereof, each slot of each rowextending .entirelyacross a face of the upright and into the adjacentfaces on each side thereof, and terminating short of the top edge of ahorizontal slot formed in each adjacent face of the upright.

1 :In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

GEORGE 0.1 HERREN-

